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CBDT forms committee to review I-T Act, 'sunset' clauses to be eliminated

An internal committee of the Income Tax Department will review the 1961 direct tax law to eliminate redundant clauses as well as adopt best global practices to simplify it for taxpayers for better compliance, CBDT chief Ravi Agrawal has said. The panel, comprising income tax (IT) officials from across the country, has started working to identify areas of improvement in the Income Tax Act, 1961, he said and added that the exercise is being conducted under a central government-mandated comprehensive review of the law. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman Agrawal said the committee is looking at the best global practices that can be adopted as well as cutting redundancies in the existing law and finding those clauses that have reached their sunset, and hence, can be eliminated. "An internal committee of competent officers of the department from all across the country has been formed. They have started working to identify areas of improvement. This is a work in progress...," he

CBDT forms committee to review I-T Act, 'sunset' clauses to be eliminated
Updated On : 22 Aug 2024 | 11:20 PM IST

Naming and shaming of tax defaulters: CBDT committee to review policy

106 such entities with a minimum default of over Rs 1 cr put in public domain by tax department

Naming and shaming of tax defaulters: CBDT committee to review policy
Updated On : 28 May 2017 | 1:08 PM IST